Improvement in butter and lard packages



J. P. PERKINS. v Butter and Lard'Paokages. V

No.196,538 Patented Oct. 30,1877.

P- .1 v 3 11 i o Fiai/ if I WW UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES P. PERKINS, OF BURLINGTON, WISCONSIN.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 196,538, dated October 30, 1877 application filed July 6, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1', JAMES P. PERKINS, of Burlington, in the county of Racine and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBu'tter and LardPackages; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to that class of packages for butter, lard, and similar articles that employ an outer case and an inner receptacle, with an air-space between the two. The outer case serves as a protection and shield to the inner receptacle. The particular method of joining the two and forming them so as to permit the firm and compact union of the two constitutes my invention.

I employ an outer casing, of paper, wood, or other suitable material, and an inner vessel, of glass, earthenware, paper properly glazed, or other suitable material.

The elasticity of the outer casing prevents injury to the package in handling. The airspacekeeps the contents of the package 0001, and the glass or earthenware vessel for holding the butter or lard best subserves the purpose of a storing-place for those articles.

A is the jar or inner vessel. I prefer to construct it tapering toward the bottom, as shown in the drawing, and with a rim near the top, H. G is a wooden hoop aroimd the upper edge of the jar and above rim H. B is the outer body, of acylindrical shape, fitted tightly to the hoop G and rim H, and closely pressed against the same by hoop O. F is a bottom tightly fitted into B, and recessed, as

if the outer case were placed close to the inner one. The cylindrical form of the exterior gives great convenience in stowage, while the conical form of its interior is a great convenience, also. Having thus described my invention, I claim- The combination of the jar A, when provided with rim H, and outer casing B, When constructed, as described, with Wooden band or filling G, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES P. PERKINS. Witnesses:

S. O. PERKINS, E. H. BoTTUM. 

